Cigarette case



" Apri! 21, 1953 J, -BRODA 2,635,741

CIGARETTE CASE I Filed Nav. 13, 1951 I NVENTOR JOSEPH @Raon ATTI.

Patented Apr. 21, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- CIGARETTE CASE Joseph Broda, Toronto, (()ntar-io,A Canada Application November 13, 1951', Serial No. 256,001

In Canada November 22, 1950 l.

My invention relates to improvements in cigarette cases of the pocket type which are adapted to contain a supply of cigarettes and to contain in addition a box ofmatches from which a match can be quickly removed. y

The aim'of the invention-'is to provide a convenientY and desirable cigarette case for smokers from which a cigarette can be readily extracted and fromv which a match can be removed at the same time for lighting thecigarette.

A distinctiveJ feature of the construction is that there is provided alongside of the cigarette compartment a compartment for containing a small box of matches in an open condition with the shell of the box held firmly against displacement by a detent plate which can be swung away for removal of the match box and the substitution of a fresh box.

Another feature is that the interior of the case is supplied with a keeper plate arranged to retain the cigarettes in place and to swing Vclear of the cigarette compartment for filling the same as is required from time to time.

As an adjunct there is an aperture formed in an end wall of the case to expose the strike surface of the match box in order that it may be available for use when the case is closed.

The advantages and utility of the cigarette case will be more readily comprehended from the ensuing specification and the accompanying drawing which forms a part of the same.

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cigarette case constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a View of the end of the case which is cut away to expose the abrasive surface of the match box Fig. 3 is a cross section on line 3--3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a cross section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a View in perspective of the ejector block for the match box;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the detent plate for preventing displacement of the match box;

Fig. 7 is a perspective View of the keeper plate for the cigarette compartment.

The cigarette case of the present invention is fashioned in usual manner of two substantially similar sections hingedly united along one edge. One of the sections forms the body of the case and the other the lid.

The body section is denoted at 8 and is hinged to the lid section 9 at I0. A conventional catch II is used to retain the sections in closed condition.

The major p art of the interior of the case is V.2 Claims. (o1. 20c-3s) devoted to a compartment forcontaining cigarettes. The remaining space is reserved for a small box of matches ofthe kind usually carried in the pocket by a smoker. The cigarettes are denoted at I2 andthe compartment for the same is defined in part by a partitioning wall I3, Fig. 1. A keeper plate I4 is hingedat I5 to. swing over adjacentends of the cigarettes to retain them in place when thelid is opened. rIfhe keep-V er plate is hinged co-axially to the hinge I0 of the lid 9 and may be spring pressed to its elective position, if so desired. ,Y

The match compartment is suited to contain a small box of matches in an open condition so that matches can be easily removed as required. The slide of the box is denoted at I6 and the shell thereof is indicated at Il. In the match compartment of the case there is an ejector block I8 extending transversely of the body and spaced from the bottom wall I9 thereof. The ejector block is of a rectangular shape in cross section and of approximately the same size in cross section as the interior of the shell Il of the match box to fit within said shell. An end of the ejector block is fashioned with an attachment element 20 by which it is secured to the bottom wall I9 adjacent to the hinge I0, and held in spaced relation to said bottom wall to permit the shell to be sleeved over the block. This attachment element also serves as an abutment to limit the movement of the shell when being positioned on the block. Y

With this arrangement a box of matches can be fitted in the body of the case by placing it in the proper compartment immediately in front of the ejector block I8 and then sliding the shell I'I over the ejector block to open the box.

A detent plate 2l is employed to retain the box of matches rmly in place to enable a match to be easily removed. The detent plate overlies the shell I1 of the match box and is forwardly reduced to a iinger piece 22 terminating in a downwardly projecting prong 23 which is manually pressed into the material of the shell and thus embedded therein. The rear end 24 of the detent plate is bent downwardly at right angles and provided with knuckles 25 by which it is connected to the pintle of the hinge I0 to enable the detent plate to swing away from the match box, as indicated in dash lines in Fig. 3, for the purpose of disengaging the prong 23.

The match box is placed in the case with the abrasive surface 26 adjacent an end of the case formed by the end walls 2l and 28 of the body and lid respectively. The end walls 2l and 28 compartment, and a match compartment having a bottom wall, an ejector block positioned at one end of the match compartmentl and ofl ap'- proximately the same size in cross-,section as the interior of the shell of the match box4 tov berusedf therewith, an attaching element at one end of said ejector block and supporting it in spaced'relation to said bottom Wall of said match compartm'entf; toi permit thee sleevingf: of the3 shell; off

thezmatclr-hoxoverftheej ect'or: block, .said attachieiementforming: amabutment; limiting theiv sleevingsmovement" ofsshell on toethe' block,

ancha-v detent" memberL for' retaining the:` shell ofi the matchv bois: on; said;- ej ectors block, said-` detenta; member-rbeihgfhinged onthe. same-'axisasthe` lidi tofswingfoverfthe Pshellian'd havinga .prong-adapteditofbepressedinto saidshell-tbretain the shell onfthe-ejectoirblock;

' Ai oigarette'easescomprising a body( andi al lid hinged thereto, saidpbodyfhaving. aL cigarette compartment; and a match-compartment havand a lid hinged thereto, said body having a cigarettel 4 Y ing a bottom wall, an ejector block positioned at one end of the match compartment and of approximately the same size in cross section as the interior of the shell of the match box to be used therewith, an attaching element at one end of said ejector block and supporting it in spaced relation to said bottom wall of the match compartment to permit the sleeving of the shell of the' matchbox over the ejector block, said attachingelementV formingV anabutment limiting the sleeving movement of the shell on to the block, and a detent member forV retaining the shell of,Y the match box on said ejector block, said detent member being hinged on the same axis asthe: lidl toi swing over the shell and having a prong` adapted vto be pressed into said shell to retainrthe shell' on the ejector block, said detent member having a wide flat portion adjacent its hingedi. end and a narrow finger portion extending from the wide portion and at the distal end of: whichvv nger portion said,l prong isiv located:

JOSEPH BRODA.

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